The Congress of Vienna and its legacy : war and great power diplomacy after Napoleon /

The Vienna Congress marked one of the turning points in diplomatic history - an attempt to create an 'international order' to secure peace for the 19th century. Mark Jarrett argues that the Congress in fact marked the beginning of the end for the Ancien Regime, and has had an enormous infl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Jarrett, Mark
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2013.
Series:	International library of historical studies ; 80.
Subjects:	Congress of Vienna > (1814-1815) Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 > Treaties. Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 > Diplomatic history. Europe > History > 1815-1848. Europe > Politics and government > 1815-1848.

Table of Contents:

The European state system and the Napoleonic Wars
The collapse of the Napoleonic Empire, 1812-14
The Congress of Vienna, 1814-15
The birth of the congress system, 1815-18
The alliance in operation, 1819-20
Rift and reunion, 1820-22
The twilight of the congress system, 1822-23
The legacy of the congress system : success or failure?